blue myrtle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue myrtle
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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It is known in some localities as "blue myrtle," and in others as "blue-blossom."
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
"Is the blue myrtle sprig often the graves holding up its leaves, Amandy?" asked Miss Lavinia in a softened tone of voice.
From Rose of Old Harpeth by Daviess, Maria Thompson
My method consists in treating ordinary collodio-bromide emulsion plates with blue myrtle chlorophyl solution, exposing them through the yellow screen, and then developing them in the usual manner.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 by Various
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